Here’s a first: YouTube user “toninikkanen” has managed to get the full version of Mac OS X 10.3 running on a Nokia N900, albeit a bit sluggishly. Continue reading for a video demonstration.
Obviously the interface needs to be modified, but a full OS does give you legit web browsing, multitasking, and you’ll be able to browse your files and folders.
[via Technabob]
The photo above purportedly shows a 4th-generation iPhone prototype sitting atop an iPad, and it seems that the aluminum bezel has been replaced with a black plastic or rubber (camouflage?). Continue reading to a close-up.
The only other distinguishable difference between the existing iPhone and the one in the photo is what appears to be a whitish blotch immediately to the left of the earpiece grill.
[via Appleinsider]
Located in Henderson, Nevada is the beautiful Zappos.com office, which houses 700-plus employees in two buildings. While not as large or high-tech as the Google headquarters, they still have plenty of fun, as you’ll see after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.
One thing that you are sure to notice is that creativity and expression are large parts of the company culture. This is seen through each employee�s cubicle and each department�s conference room, which they design for themselves.
[via Officesnapshots]
There’s currently a false rumor circulating that says any Facebook user who enters the term “Automation Labs” in the “Block List” privacy settings option will receive a list of twenty people who have access to their account. In reality, the users shown are just those associated with Automation Labs on Facebook, and the result of entering that search term.
[via Snopes]
Have an empty Yoplait Smoothie bottle, a Land-O-Lakers spreadable butter container, and an X-Acto knife? Then put all three to good use by making a functional hummingbird feeder. Just cut two nectar port holes (diameter of a pencil) at each end of the butter container lid, carve a hole in the center (smaller than bottle top), push the top of the bottle through, and then attach zip-ties to hang it. Video after the break.
Video game-based movies are nothing new, but when fans take matters into their own hands, things don’t always work out. Final Fight: The Movie is an exception. It’s centered around Mike Haggar, the “wrestler-turned-mayor” of Metro City. Video after the break.
…while a very tasteful take on the series, has made one small error: Jesse Ventura is the only man on the planet who can play Mike Haggar.
[via Joystiq]
Cyberrunner by Caweb.de is a 3D first person game in which the player dodges and jumps over obstacles, with the speed increasing at the start of each level. Normally priced at $0.99, it’s free today only. Video preview after the break. Click here to download now.
If you’re one of the fortunate Nexus One owners to have already received an OTA update from Google, multi-touch support may be one of the first new features you discover. This includes a new “pinch-to-zoom mechanism in the phone’s Browser, Gallery and Maps applications.” Video after the break. Here are a few more updates:
3G connectivity: we will provide a general fix to help improve 3G connectivity on some Nexus One phones. the Maps application with be updated to a new version, Google Maps 3.4.
[via MobileCrunch – Tech World]
More than just a LEGO Airbus A380 recreation, this massive model is computer-controlled. That’s right, a “PC program running on the touch screen controls eight Mindstorm NXT engines and six hitechnic servos, which in turn can retract the gear and throttle the engines, among other actions.” Click here for first picture in gallery.
While the Lego Airbus A380 at Legoland is the biggest Lego airplane out there, this one is much cooler.
[via Gizmodo]
